FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUPITER, Fla. (July 2, 2013) – Jupiter Medical Center is proud to announce
it is the recipient of the 2013 HealthGrades Women’s Health Excellence
Award™, which recognizes the best-performing hospitals in women’s
health. HealthGrades, the leading online resource that helps consumers
search, evaluate, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals, evaluates
multiple procedures and diagnoses where outcomes for women vary from men,
and includes care provided to women for common conditions and procedures
treated in the hospital.
“This award helps validate our commitment to our Women’s Health
Program and all the resources Jupiter Medical Center provides for women’s
care,” said Dr. Susan Poncy, Medical Director of the Women’s
Health Program at Jupiter Medical Center.
Jupiter Medical Center’s Women’s Health Program addresses the
specific healthcare needs unique to the women in the community. The goal
of JMC’s Women’s Health Program is to provide healthcare services
in a seamless environment, called a “System of Care,” spanning
a woman’s lifetime from healthcare screenings, wellness and diagnostics
in the outpatient setting, to the acute care arena, which includes minimally-invasive
surgical procedures, followed by the post-acute care environment, which
includes follow up care and rehabilitation services – all provided
in a well-coordinated program with a single entry point.
HealthGrades awarded Jupiter Medical Center five stars for Maternity Care,
putting the facility in the top 15% of all hospitals evaluated. The ratings
were based on the analysis of four factors: maternal complication rate
among women undergoing single live-born vaginal deliveries, maternal complication
rate among women undergoing single live-born C-section deliveries, newborn
volume adjusted for low birth weight and newborn mortality risk-adjusted
using eight birth weight categories and congenital risk factors developed
by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
For more information on the Women's Health Program at Jupiter Medical
Center, please call (561) 263-4HER (4437). To find a physician, call the
Physician Referral Line at (561) 263-5737.
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit 283-bed regional medical center consisting of 163 private
acute care hospital beds and 120 long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation
and Hospice beds, Jupiter Medical Center provides a broad range of services
with specialty concentrations in oncology, imaging, orthopedics &
spine, digestive health, emergency services, lung & thoracic, women’s
health, weight management and men’s health. Founded in 1979, the
Medical Center has approximately 1,500 team members, 520 physicians and
700 volunteers. Jupiter Medical Center is the recipient of the HealthGrades
‘America’s 50 Best’ Award™ for three years in
a row (2011-2013) and the Distinguished Hospital Award - Clinical Excellence™
for nine years in a row (2005-2013). For more information on Jupiter Medical
Center, please call (561) 263-2234 or visit
www.jupitermed.com.
Jupiter Medical Center Receives Women's Health Excellence Award